Arts News
March 2013
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The failed media law reforms: Winners – Big Media, Losers – the Public
28 March 2013
Well, that’s it, after two major inquiries into Australian media and thousands of pages of submissions and reports the Gillard government tried to ram through a set of complex legislation in nine days.
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Why Malala matters: the Taliban’s war on women continues
27 March 2013
One Pakistani teenage girl is back where she belongs: in school. But Malala Yousafzai, who was shot last year for campaigning for female education by the Taliban, is not your average school girl.
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Understanding unions in workplaces
27 March 2013
The big challenge for unions in Australia today is to become more involved in the broader scope of bargaining, according to an internationally recognised trade union academic currently visiting Monash University.
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Indigenous mariners rode the waves of history
26 March 2013
An untold story of enterprise and entrepreneurship, of Aboriginal people seizing the opportunity to profit from life at sea as whalers and sealers, forms the basis of a new book.
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A long-awaited win in Warrnambool
25 March 2013
The talented and dedicated Mitch Burman has turned his dreams into reality, taking out the men’s singles title at the prestigious Warrnambool Open recently.
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The remains of the day: where to for Gillard?
22 March 2013
After one of the more bizarre days in Australian politics, Julia Gillard remains as the prime minister of Australia.
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Shared opinions make for a great Conversation
22 March 2013
For the past two years, one of Australia’s largest independent news and commentary sites has been providing Monash University academics with an outlet for their opinions.
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Explainer: how does a leadership spill work?
21 March 2013
After a harrowing day in parliament, the Labor party saw a leadership spill and Prime Minister Gillard was returned as leader.
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Cyprus avoids a bad haircut, but pays a price for shady finance
20 March 2013
In a surprise move that shocked investors and commentators alike, the Republic of Cyprus announced plans last weekend to impose a levy on bank deposits.
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Intruders provoke a lethal-force dilemma
20 March 2013
An underlying scourge in South Africa – at times referred to as the “bloody” rainbow nation – is the atmosphere conducive to violence inherited from the colonial and apartheid political eras.
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From written word to viewer-friendly doco
19 March 2013
The rewarding but challenging task of turning scholarly Australian history into engaging material for modern audiences will be discussed by a leading Monash University historian at an upcoming seminar.
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Higher prison rates in English-speaking nations
18 March 2013
A new book looks at the way modern societies approach crime and punishment, and the factors behind their methods and decisions.
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In order to win the war, Labor must be prepared to lose the battle
15 March 2013
There’s something a little thrilling about a bit of leadership biffo. However, when such talk shows little sign of abatement, as it has in respect to Gillard’s leadership of the ALP, then the thrill factor can plummet very quickly.
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Monash supports Model UN in Melbourne
13 March 2013
More than 2000 university students from around the world will descend on Melbourne next week to discuss international politics, international relations and diplomacy at the first ever Harvard World Model United Nations to be held in Australia.
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Giving debating a voice in Africa
12 March 2013
Three Monash University students are making a difference overseas by helping to encourage and develop debating in universities in Africa.
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The price of justice
11 March 2013
Late last month marked the 12-month anniversary of the acquittal of Gabe Watson for the murder of his wife of 11 days, Tina Thomas.
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It's getting tougher at the top in a judgmental electorate
9 March 2013
Before the unfortunate Ted Baillieu, the last Victorian premier to fall on his political sword was John Cain jnr in August 1990.
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Discovering treasures of the deep
8 March 2013
Archaeologists are seeking to uncover and preserve the sunken treasures of Vietnam's seafaring history, which stretches back over two millennia.
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A party long divided over leadership
8 March 2013
The campaign to undermine Ted Baillieu began before he even became premier.
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Baillieu’s bombshell resignation: where to now for Victoria?
7 March 2013
The resignation of Ted Baillieu as Leader of the Liberal Party brought an end to his premiership just two years after guiding the Coalition to a narrow victory in 2010.
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WA’s water woes: a thirsty election issue
4 March 2013
Ten years have passed since the 2005 Western Australian election, when the state’s battle lines were drawn over Perth’s water future.
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Side effects of the Hollywood treatment: pharma ethics dumped for thriller plot
2 March 2013
When a drug returns more than a billion dollars in sales, it hits blockbuster status. But these little pills have truly arrived now, starring in their very own Hollywood thriller.
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The cost of care
1 March 2013
No attention is being paid to what the oversupply of doctors in metropolitan areas is costing Australian taxpayers, according to new research.
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